round up #33

on May 21, 2011June 23, 2012 by D.J. Switzer

I admit that I’m really trying to steer clear of transfer rumors stories in my latest Round-Up and TWOL posts, mainly because I’ll need something to write for the rest of the summer. That said, there are some stories below that do mention the possibilities of transfers, so don’t skewer me when you come across it. As […]

ten words or less #26

on May 19, 2011March 14, 2012 by D.J. Switzer

There are definitely weeks where I could spit out like three ten words or less, and this is one of them. I have to admit that I love all of these little odds and ends type stories that permeate out of the game. And with titles being won and fates being sealed this week, there […]

ten words or less #25

on May 14, 2011October 30, 2012 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

Wow, we’ve already reached the quarter century mark for the Ten Words or Less series? What a momentous occasion. I thought about doing some sort of theme for this special milestone post — only links to video of players tripping during training, links to pictures of footballers eating with their families, etc. — but it […]

disappearing act

on April 20, 2011April 21, 2011 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

sympathy is not a feeling that i thought i would ever feel for freddy adu. however unlikely it is that i’m feeling that way, the fact of the matter is i do. this is despite the fact that i find the ghana-born, america-refined attacker to be a snot. to be fair, he has pretty much […]

round up #30

on March 23, 2011March 23, 2011 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

champions league football has understandably dominated the presses lately, even though the premier league is currently the most drama fueled competition on the planet. and as is usually the case when european competition rears its head, i’m feeling a little overwhelmed with all of these different story lines to attempt to follow. with that in mind, […]

ten words or less #18

on March 8, 2011January 15, 2012 by D.J. Switzer

With the visual overhaul of the blog still ongoing, not to mention the need to continue to write for it too, I realized this morning that I reallly need to post this TWOL before the majority of these stories become outdated. If you happened to have read any of the following links already, just be […]

raising the dead

on February 23, 2011October 29, 2011 by D.J. Switzer

Not that I’m telling you anything new, but your average American sports fan’s knowledge of association football is extremely limited. Many, if not most, have literally zero knowledge about soccer. But if they do have just a bit of room in their brain for it after squeezing in as much knowledge about American idol, the […]

i hate my name

on November 28, 2010April 9, 2012 by D.J. Switzer 3 Comments

There’s probably a point in everyone’s life where they’ve wanted to change his or her name. For most of us, it’s an event that takes place at some point in our childhood when we can do nothing about it. Most of us grow out of it, though a few adventurous individuals hold on to this […]

round up #24

on October 4, 2010October 4, 2010 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

what a weekend. real madrid finally got over their scoring “drought” by slaughtering deportivo. tottenham staged another comeback win on the back of a van der vaart brace (i really, really hope this isn’t becoming a trend… it’s going to catch up with them eventually if so). and my sunday league team moved to the […]

round up #23

on September 11, 2010September 11, 2010 by D.J. Switzer

now that the transfer window has (quietly) closed and the theatrics of the world cup are slowly fading into the background, i feel like we can finally focus on what really matters: the football. but, let’s be honest.. i love the fluff that comes with it. and here’s the best i’ve come across on the […]

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